Alt-N WorldClient Pro 2.0.0.0/2.0.1.0/Standard 2.0.0.0 - Long URL Denial of Service

Author: Ussr Labs
type: dos
platform: windows
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date_added: 1999-11-26 
date_updated: 2012-07-06 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-1999-0844;OSVDB-12035 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/823/info

Alt-N's WorldClient is an email webserver that allows it's users to retrieve email via HTTP. It is susceptible to denial of service attacks due to an unchecked buffer in the request handler. Supplying a long url will crash the server.

http ://target.host:2000/[long string]